PROCEDURES AND USEFUL INFORMATION FOR ACCOMMODATION OF VESSELS AT THE LNG TERMINAL

Prior being scheduled for a call at the LNG Terminal, a vessel should have successfully underwent Elengy registration process and be on the list of vessels registered at the terminal. Cargo scheduling requests with ships nominated by the Shipper and not registered at the terminal are considered on a case-by-case basis.

The Operator notifies the cargo scheduling conditions with the notice of the monthly schedule (as defined in the General Terms and Conditions of the LNG Terminal Access Contract). The cargo scheduling conditions include the vessel scheduling conditions, as well as the other characteristics of the cargo such as the window of arrival, the energy content to be transferred, the LNG quality, etc.

The vessel scheduling conditions can be specific guarantees required from the Shipper, safety inspection prior to the call, technical or operational constraints requested by the Operator, in order to ensure a safe and smooth call of the vessel at the terminal.

Vessel registration

Ship registration is processed by Elengy according to Appendix 2 of the Access Contract to its LNG terminals and to the Ship Approval Procedure below.

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for LNG

Specific services

Specific operations carried out by the Vessels at the Terminal, such as gassing-up, cooling-down, technical heel out, bunkering, provisions, etc. are not covered by the contractual laytime (Normative Laytime). Such operations may be tolerated by the Operator in addition to the cargo transfer provided that:

a formal request has been made to the Operator at least five days before the window of arrival, and this request has been accepted, and

the forecasted laytime does not exceed the Normative Laytime. A laytime extension may be granted by the Operator upon preliminary request of the Shipper. The Operator reserves the right to refuse this request.

Oil bunkering of LNG carriers

Gas day

By contract (Framework contract - Section 1 - 1. Definitions), a day is a period beginning at 06:00 (6 a.m.), statutory local time, on a given day and ending at 06:00 (6 a.m.), statutory local time, on the next day.

Normative laytime

This is the normative time from vessel's berthing at the terminal (first mooring rope on land) to vessel's unberthing (all moorings slipped).

For each terminal, the normative laytime depends on the nominal cargo transfer rate and on the quantity transferred.

Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG Terminal:

As the nautical access to the terminal is linked to the slacks of tide, the normative laytime takes also this constraint into account.

Unloading: the nominal unloading rate is 14 000 m3/h of LNG.

The normative laytime shall be:

5 consecutive slacks of tide (approx. 25 hours) for an unloaded quantity up to 180 000 m3 of LNG;

7 consecutive slacks of tide (approx. 37 hours) for an unloaded quantity larger than 180 000 m3 of LNG, to be combined with a laytime extension to be requested by the Shipper.

Reloading: the nominal reloading rate is 4 000 m3/h.

The normative laytime shall be 9 consecutive slacks of tide (approx. 50 hours) for a reloaded quantity up to 150 000 m3 of LNG. For a larger quantity, a laytime extension shall be requested by the Shipper.

Transshipment: the nominal transfer rate is 14 000 m3/h.

The normative laytime shall be 5 consecutive slacks of tide (approx. 25 hours) for a transferred quantity up to 168 000 m3 of LNG. For a larger quantity, a laytime extension shall be requested by the Shipper.

ELENGY

Elengy accounts for more than 50 years' experience in designing, operating, maintaining and developing LNG terminals.

Overall, Elengy has handled more than 9 700 cargoes in its LNG terminals, of which 5 800+ at Fos Tonkin and 2 700+ at Montoir. More than 180 different LNG tankers have also called at Montoir, which is more than 25% of worldwide fleet.

Elengy's LNG terminals comply with ISPS (International Ship and Port facility Security code) requirements drawn up by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to guarantee the safety of terminals and port operations. The plans and safety measures applied at Fos Tonkin and Montoir are drawn up in accordance with the ISPS code.